2004 Mazda RX-8 recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
As a result of an ncap test, certain passenger vehicles are being recalled for improperly wired front passenger seat air bags.
💥 The risk
The air bag will not provide adequate protection when the vehicle is involved in a frontal crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a new wiring harness in the front passenger seat air bag system. The recall began march 5, 2004. Owners should contact mazda at 1-800-222-5500.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V074000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 1604B-B
- Manufacturer
- MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS
- Vehicles affected
- 29,300
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-5500
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Mar 5, 2004
- Built
- Apr 10, 2003 – Jan 28, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mazda recall no. 1604B-B.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).